Porsche 911 GT3 RS Generations: Everything You Need To Know In One Place (2024)

The first of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS generations was the 996 and debuted just before the turn of the century, but it was never officially sold to US customers. The GT3 was only relaunched in 2006 for the 997.1 911, which means there were only two model years of this generation of the Porsche 911 GT3; the RS only appeared in 2007. A special-edition 4.0L version of the GT3 RS would become available for the 997.2 911, and this would become the standard engine from MY2016. The GT3 RS would again take a hiatus, only to reappear for a production year or two before finally coming back for the latest 992-generation 911, now with unequal-length front suspension and a 518-hp engine.

2023-Now Porsche 911 GT3 RS 992 (8th Gen)

It would be another two years before the Porsche 911 GT3 RS would return in the same mechanical configuration as before, but now with a fractionally lower 518 hp.

992 Generation 911 GT3 RS Production Years:

2024 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2019-2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 991.2 (7th Gen) Facelift

The facelifted 991.2 version of the 2019 model-year GT3 RS, with changes similar to the Porsche 911’s regular trims, went on sale after another two-year dry spell. It still used the same high-revving 4.0L flat six-pot and seven-speed PDK auto, but now had 520 hp.

991.2 Generation 911 GT3 RS Production Years:

2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2016-2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 991.1 (7th Gen)

For only the 2016 model year, the redesign of the Porsche 911 received a GT3 RS trim added to the range again, now standard with the 500-hp 4.0L engine available in previous years, and now only with the seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic.

991.1 Generation 911 GT3 RS Production Years:

2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2010-2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 997.2 (6th Gen) Facelift

After a two-year hiatus, the refreshed 997.2 911 spawned GT3 and GT3 RS models again, now with a 450-hp 3.8L flat six-pot with either a six-speed manual or seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. For the 2011 and 2012 model years, a special-edition GT3 RS 4.0 was made available with 500 hp.

997.2 Generation 911 GT3 RS Production Years:

2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2007-2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 997.1 (6th Gen)

The high-revving naturally aspirated track 911 would only make a return to the market for the 2007-2008 model years, first the Porsche 911 GT3 and then the RS. At this point, it came with a 3.6L flat six-cylinder engine good for 415 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque, driving the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission.

997.1 Generation 911 GT3 RS Production Years:

2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review

2003-2003 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 996 (5th Gen)